The AJR Student Association is a student-run organization dedicated to supporting the spiritual, emotional, educational, professional, and physical needs of AJR students. An integral part of AJR, the Student Association (SA) is comprised of matriculated rabbinical, cantorial, and graduate students. Representatives from the Student Association liaise with the school administration and the Board of Trustees to ensure that student voices are well-represented at AJR.
The SA meets monthly during lunch time on rotating days of the week and is governed by an elected slate of officers drawn from the cantorial, rabbinical, and graduate programs. Each student is asked to pay annual dues, which provide funds for the SA to sponsor community-building events throughout the year. Please be in touch with the student association if you have ideas about how to support student needs at AJR. Our SA officers are here to help! Below, please find a contact list of this year’s SA officers:
President: Kelly Onickel
Vice President: Trish Feinberg Haggerty
Secretary: Dana Greitzer Gotlieb
Treasurer: Aviv Siegel
Rabbinic Program Liaison: Jaqueline Menaker
Cantorial Program Liaison: Daniel Geigerman
Student Representative to the Board: Rachel Posner
Student Representative to ARC: Joseph Berrios
Digital Learning and Programming Representative: Leah Cassorla
Gemilut Hasadim Coordinator: Zahava Fried
Madrikh Coordinator: Andrea Shupack
The 2024-2025 Academic Calendar can be found HERE.
2023-2024 Academic Calendar
Fall 2023 Trimester
September 11 – 14
October 9 – 12
October 16 – 19
October 23 – 26
October 30 – November 2
November 6 – 9
November 12 – 15 Retreat, no classes this week, including Thursday, November 16
November 20 – 22, no classes Thursday/Thanksgiving
November 27 – 30
December 4 – 7
December 11 – 14
December 18 – 21
Fall Intersession – Monday – Thursday, January 8 – 11
Spring 2024 Trimester
January 22 – 25
January 29 – February 1
February 5 – 8
February 12 – 15
February 19 – 22
February 26 – 29
March 4 – 6 Intensive, no classes this week, including Thursday, March 7
March 11 – 14
March 18 – 21
March 25 – 28
April 1 – 4
April 8 – 10
Ordination – Thursday, April 11, 2024
Spring Intersession – Monday – Thursday, May 6 – 9
Summer 2024 Trimester
May 13 – 15
May 20 – 22
May 27 – 29 no school Monday, May 26 Memorial Day
June 3 – 5
June 10 – Monday classes meet, no school Tuesday and Wednesday
June 17 – 19
June 24 – 26
July 1– July 3
July 8 – 10
July 15 – 17
July 22 – 24
July 29 – 31
Summer Intersession – Monday – Thursday, August 19 – 22
Upcoming Events
Nothing from Friday, Apr 19 to Friday, May 3.